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Final Review: 1970's, Vietnam War, and End of the Cold War
Final Review: 1970's, Vietnam War, and End of the Cold War
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What were two chemicals used by the U.S. in the jungles of Vietnam?
Agent Orange and Ricin
Napalm and Agent Orange
Ricin and Anthrax
Napalm and Ricin
2
Who are people who were for the war in Vietnam called? (pro-war)
SDS
The New Left
Hawks
Doves
3
What 1968 battle in Vietnam was a turning point in the war?
Dien Bien Phu
Mai Lai Massacre
Tet Offensive
Gulf of Tonkin
4
All the following were ways to avoid the draft EXCEPT
college deferment until 1971
flee the country
work in a wartime factory
medical exemptions
5
Nixon scandal that led to his resignation to avoid impeachment
Whitewater
Iran-Contra
Watergate
Clear water
6
What was the a growing youth movement that pushed for huge social changes in the United States?
The Silent Majority
Hard Hats
Conformists
Counter-culture (New Left)
7
How did the Vietnam War finally end in 1975?
U.S. forces invaded Cambodia.
North Vietnam gained control over all of Vietnam.
North Vietnam surrendered
Nixon signed a peace treaty with North Vietnam.
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Who was the leader of the pro-communist forces in Vietnam in the 1950s?
Mao Zedong
Ho Chi Minh
Ngo Dinh Diem
Chiang Kai-shek
9
Who was Mikhail Gorbachev?
Secretary of State to Reagan, many say he ended the Cold War
Famous military general during WWII, increased tensions
Head of USSR- made capitalist changes led to end of Cold War
Leader of the Soviet Union at Yalta who started the Cold War
10
If one country in Indochina fell to communism, others would soon follow. What is this called?
Truman Doctrine
Domino Theory
HUAC
Containment Theory
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What was President Nixon's policy of withdrawing American troops & replacing them w/Vietnamese?
non-proliferation
containment
vietnamization
massive retaliation
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What did Congress do with the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
committed to a limited war only
gave president Johnson full authority for the war
increased aid to South Vietnam
declared war on North Vietnam
